{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-40-303.19","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 40-303.19","heading":"No action by subcontractor against owner.","body":"No subcontractor, materialman, or workman employed under the original contractor shall be entitled to a personal judgment or decree against the owner of the premises for the amount due to him from said original contractor, except upon a special promise of such owner, in writing, for a sufficient consideration, to be answerable for the same.","path":["Title 40. Liens.","Chapter 3. Mechanics, Materialmen, and Contractors.","Subchapter II. Subcontractor’s Lien."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/40-303.19","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d7b5eedee04e84d55e1554400c9d3ab13c713cae1180d7e1d10a02a713b6a895","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-40-303.18","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-40-303.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}